Cambuslang

Following a bite to eat with a glass of wine, 54 players were randomly allocated to rinks and play commenced in the Lunch Bowl competition.

It was a hot day so hats and sun-cream were in high demand.

Each person played three games of four ends and had to change rinks for each game.

Everyone played for themselves as they were in different teams for every game. As each rink had its own characteristics, competitors had to quickly adjust to their conditions as quickly as possible at each and every game. After the individual scores were counted for each person, the winner was ascertained. Mrs Barbara Cunningham (East Kilbride Bowling Club) won overall. The person winning the booby prize was Mrs Pat McNulty of Kirkhill Bowling Club.

The afternoon finished with tea, coffee and cakes as well as a raffle. Last week started with the Monday night aggregate game which was well attended and provided the usual thrills and spills competing for the prizes.

The winning team on the night was made up of Jim Jamieson, Steven Leonard, Chebs Mackintosh and skipped by Lexi Abercrombie who gelled on the night to win by the highest number of shots.

Andrew Wilson played in the final of the Bowls Scotland Junior singles on Thursday against Grant Cameron of Kingswood BC. At the start of the game Andrew was on the back foot and Grant quickly raced into a five shot lead after three ends.

In the fourth end Andrew was lying two shots down when he delivered a fantastic last bowl to get his first point on the table and by the ninth end had clawed his way back to level the score at 8-8. Grant recovered and by the 16th end led by 18 shots to 11.

Andrew responded and brought the game back to 20-15 in Grant’s favour.

In the final end Grant picked up the shot he needed to get over the line and win the game. This was a fantastic game of bowls and over the 21 ends of bowls played, the player lying shot changed with the final bowl in no less than seven ends.

Friday night saw president Walter Matthews play in the singles final of the Rutherglen and District competition at Tollcross BC. Walter played some terrific bowls but on the night the opposition was too strong and his opponent went on to win.

Tomorrow,Thursday, Burnside have a great final in the Bowls Scotland over 55’s fours where the team will be playing at Rutherglen BC at 2pm. Members are encouraged to get along and support the guys. In the North Eastern league Rutherglen had one win at home and an away draw against St Rollox BC. The NE league now has a break in its schedule until July 13.

Last Saturday’s Forthwright Triples tournament was abandoned due to heavy rain and will be re-arranged at a later date.

The points were shared in the Cambuslang and District Seniors league last week against Burnside with a win for each club. This week’s game is against Cambuslang.

The Bowls Scotland district finals are being held at Rutherglen this Thursday evening. The club wish good luck to Rutherglen’s Mark Kelsey in the singles and Gil Morgan,Jim Simpson and Gary Kelsey in the triples.

This Saturday’s internal competition is the gent’s balloted pairs starting at 11am. The Monday evening aggregate was won by Joe Paul and Norman King. Everyone at Halfway and District was shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of one of their longest members, George McCutcheon.

George was part of two seniors fours teams who had recently qualified for the LBA and RDBA latter stages but sadly passed away suddenly last Tuesday.

The club’s thoughts and condolences go out to George’s wife Margaret and the rest of their family.

A minutes silence was held before the Gents Invitation Pairs on Sunday. George’s funeral will take place at South Lanarkshire Crematorium in Blantyre on Thursday at 1.15pm then back to the club afterwards.

Forty teams took part in the Gents Invitation Pairs (sponsored by Jim and Audrey Stoddart) on Sunday.

The weather held up and eventual winners were Croftfoot’s Jim Booth and Adam Watson who beat Vinnie Brodie (St Rollox) and Andy Stewart (Whitefield) in the final.

The Ladies Curley Cup was on Saturday and 16 teams were due to take part but the weather took it’s toll.

A sociable afternoon was had instead and some of the ladies managed a few ends once the greens had dried out later in the afternoon.

The senior rink of Wullie Anderson, Bob Forsyth, John Kerr and Gordon Paterson played their LBA semi-final against Airdrie Central on Tuesday night, result to follow next week.

A win would take them through to the finals at Carluke on July 8.

Stewart Dunsmore, Hugh Gebbie and Stephen McIntyre were unlucky to lose 15-14 to Udston in the Bowls Scotland District 19 final at Bothwell last Friday.

On the same evening, the RDBA senior rink of Alex Duncan, Kenny Russell, Jim Lynn and John Lowe got off to a slow start in their final only to come right back into the game and lose 17-10 against Kingswood at Tollcross.

In the RDBA Allan Chapman Trophy last Wednesday night Derek Wilson, Iain Firth, Martin Wilson and Jim Wilson brought the cup back to Halfway after beating Kirkhill at Rutherglen. In the RDBA Triples League Halfway won away but lost at home to Whitefield. A full field of 72 players enjoyed an excellent day as they competed in the Gordon Dick Memorial Triples event on Saturday.

Gordon was a very popular past president and three-time champion of the club. And it provided members and guests with a wonderful moment when match secretary Alan Johnston was able to announce the winners as Alex Hay, Joe Walker and Alan Dick - Gordon’s son, who was able to collect his father’s trophy from his mother Sylvia.

Despite some inclement weather around lunchtime, an enjoyable day was had by all during the competition, sponsored by Colin Johnston and Son, Plumbers and Heating Engineers.

Runners-up in an thrilling final were the McGovern Brothers from Strathclyde Park.

Last Tuesday Cambuslang’s RDBA triples teams won one match and lost one against Burnside BC and on Wednesday the seniors teams won one match and lost one against Overtoun Park. On Tuesday the RDBA triples play Whitefield home and away, whilst on the following Wednesday morning, seniors are away to Templeton.

The ladies section host their annual invitation fours tournament on Saturday, 23, with 15 teams playing from 10am.